Re: [OT] List Member branches out! - ScreenCastsOnline.com

[MacNewbie <macnewbie@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Ian,

that's exactly the sort of feedback I was looking for!

I'll work on it.

Don

On 22 Aug 2005, at 14:21, ian.bird@xxxxxxx wrote:

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> I just had a really quick squint and would not say anything but
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> word BLOGS
> - I have heard this term but don't actually know what it means.
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> - being aimed at people new to the web/mac/pc etc. is you have to be
> careful with the language. Probably a little dictionary or link
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> same?
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> Words like Podcast, blogs, RSS feed etc. are not self
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> newbie.
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> Thanks
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> Ian
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> In case anyone was interested (and Mark suggested I posted to the
> list)  I've just launched a new fledgling web service -
> ScreenCastsOnline
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> This is not strictly a podcast but a screencast! Well I suppose it is
> a podcast as it's an RSS feed with enclosures and it's on iTunes!
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> Checkout http://www.screencastsonline.com
or subscribe via iTunes at:
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> http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?
> id=3D79117630
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> The basic premise is that it's a Website\RSS feed that contain
> contains downloadable and streaming screencasts to give you tips and
> hints in using many mac and web based applications. Windows users
> are  welcome to access the screencasts as many of the demos will be
> cross  platform or platform independent.
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> What is a screencast? - This is Quicktime movie containing a screen
> capture and a spoken narration explaining what is happening on the
> screen. The screencasts are encoded with the H264 Quicktime codec
> included with QuickTime 7. Mac users with OS 10.4 (Tiger) and above
> will already have this codec installed otherwise both Mac and PC
> users can download free updates to Quicktime 7 from the Apple
> website. I've purposefully made them at a high resolution so that
> they are easy to view.
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> I've uploaded an introductory mp3 and screencast but the first
> proper  screencast is number 3 which gives a simple demo on how to
> set up an  RSS aggregator and subscribe to websites to enable
> automated web  surfing. This first screencast is very much aimed at a
> beginner level  (we really need to get the message out to non geeks)
> so please check  it out but bare this in mind. I'll be posting
> various levels of  screencasts covering all sorts of topics at
> different levels.
>
> Any feedback or comments would also be great either on the website
> or  via email or via the list (providing they're not too damming)!
>
> PS It only took 36 hours (and that was over the weekend) to get
> registered on iTunes - I was expecting a lot longer
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> Cheers
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> Don
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